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Project Blue Book Final Case Report

US Air Force, hosted by Sign Historical Group · 23 pages · text from the file's own layer

This US Air Force Project Blue Book file, hosted by the Sign Historical Group, centres on a 13 November 1968 letter from Lt Col Hector Quintanilla, Jr., chief of the Aerial Phenomena Branch, evaluating the 24 October 1968 UFO sightings at Minot AFB. It attributes the ground sightings to the star Sirius and a B-52, and the B-52 radar contact and radio loss possibly to a plasma. It also includes a sequence of events, witness summaries, star tables, an Eielson AFB case card and notes on autokinesis.

RESUME
Airman Isley stated that he observed the object from 0030 to 0430, for 3½ to 4
hours. It was seen south of his position, first being seen in the east and disappearing in
the southeast. The lights looked like the lights of a jet aircraft and it came within hearing
distance twice. The sound was that of jet engines. During the period of observation it
went out of sight a few times and then reappeared. At one time he sighted two objects.
Also sighted B-52 on its first pass.
A1C O’Conner, who was with Airman Isley, stated that he saw the UFO from
0230 to 0345 hours. (No explanation for conflict in duration.) The light was seen moving
in various directions in the southern skies. The object appeared as a self-luminous big
ball of white light that seemed to change to a green light, then later to a dim amber color.
Heard a noise similar to that of a jet aircraft. A B-52 in the area was asked to check out
the sighting and was seen west of the object. The object did not appear again after the B-
52 made its first pass (52 made pass at about 0335 hours).
A1C Jablonski, who was dispatched by SSgt Bond to November 1 with Airman
Isley and A1C O’Conner, reported that he sighted the object for two hours off and on.
The object was self luminous with glowing orange-red, white and greenish alternating
and at times
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combinations could be seen. When first dispatched, sighted another object exactly that
same as that which appeared out of the east and moved toward the other. A B-52 was
diverted to the general area. First seen and heard about 35 minutes after first sighting of
object. Object stayed basically to the southeast, while B-52 was in southwesterly
position.
A1C Adams, who was dispatched with A1C Jablonski, also stated that he sighted
the object for about two hours in the southern skies. The UFO seemed to assume a
stationary position, first in a hovering position, then it would speed up. The reddish

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